Torrential rains cause widespread flooding in Bangladesh, stranding millions and compounding challenges for the new government.
Floods triggered by heavy rains in Bangladesh have left millions stranded, with the government struggling to respond amidst political instability.
At least five people have died and hundreds of thousands are stranded in the floods in at least eight districts in southern and eastern areas. The South Asian nation of 170 million people, crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers, has seen frequent floods in recent decades.Three of those who died drowned in floodwaters in the southeastern region of Cox’s Bazar, chief administrative officer of Ramu district Rasedul Islam said.
Much of the country is made up of deltas where the Himalayan rivers the Ganges and the Brahmaputra wind towards the sea after coursing through India.
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